Dyestuff intermediate



p I Patented Mar. 12, 1940 DYESTUFF INTERMEDIATE Arthur Ernest Everest and James Arthur Wallwork, Huddersfield, England, assignors to John W. Leitch & Company, Limited, Huddersfield, England, a British company No Drawing. Application July 2, 1938, Serial No. 217,304. In Great Britain July 2, 1937 4 Claims. (01. 8-46) This invention relates to the production of Pounds preparations containing arylamides of p-hy- 3. Brenthol AT powder 10 droxynaphthoic acid and/or aceto-acetic arylides.

Tri-sodium phosphate in powder or finely In our co-pending application Serial No. 147,- crystalline form 10.

5 260 a water soluble powder is claimed comprising Sodium metasilicate in powder or finely I one or more arylamicles of fl-hydroxynaphthoic crystalline form 40 acid or one or more aceto-acetlc arylides, one or more powdered or finely crystalline alkaline- 6O reacting salts stable on storage and sufliciently The mixing is efiected as in Example 1.

10 alkaline to dissolve the aforesaid arylamide or Pounds 10 i arylamides or the aforesaid arylide or arylides 4 Brenthol OT powder 10 and one or more wetting or dispersing agents soda ash powder 10 pppppp pp pppp pppppppp pp ppwppp ppppsodium mamas-ii;satin-5;at;

We have now found that when sodium metacrystalline form 30 silicate is used as the alkaline-reacting salt in 15 the powders claimed in our co-pending applica- 50 tion Serial No. 147.260 either alone or with small i additions of other alkaline-reacting salts such The mnmg 1s efiected a m Example as soda ash or tri-sodium phosphate, it is possij ble to dispense with the wetting or dispersing Brenthol OT powder 10 20 agent Brenthol AT powder 10 Accordingly the present invention provides .a Sodlum metasmcapte 1n powder finely powder comprising one or more arylamides of crystalline form 3 B-hydroxynaphthcic acid and/or one or more aceto-acetic arylides and sodium metasilicate'or 100 mixtures of sodium metasilicate and small pro- The'mlxlng is effected as in Example portions or" other alkaline-reacting salts such as The Word Brenthol is a registered t soda ash tri'sodium phosphate mark. Brenthol OT is equivalent in composition The invention also includes a dyebath co-mprist9 Naphthol ASD Whilst Brenthol AT is emiivaing an aqueous solution of one or more arylalent t6 Naphthol 30 'mides oi i-hydroxynaphthoic acid and/or one -What We shim v or more aceto-acetic arylides and sodium meta- As a new Composition of matter a d silicate or sodium metasilicate and small proporstable ncnphygroscopic powder f from; caustic tions of other alkaline-reacting salts such as soda alkali the Constituents of which are in them ash or tri soc limn phospha eselves stable and non-reactive with each other in The following are examples lllustratlng prepathe dry powder state, said composition comprising l'atifms according to the inventlon: a normally water-insoluble dyestuff unreacted Pounds with alkali selected from the group consisting of Blenthol MN powder 10 arylamides of fi hydroxy naphthoic acids and 40 Sodium metasilicate in powder or finely aceto-acetiz arylides, andan alkaline reacting 40 crystalline form salt comprising sodium metasilicate for solubilizing said dyestufi when the composition is ad- 39 mixed with water, said constituents being so proportioned that upon addition of the compo- The mgrgdlents arelmlmately mlxedm fl sition to water, the water insoluble dyestuif 45 zontal mixing drum or by any other suitable dissolves. I v means until a uniform mixture is produced. As a new composition of matter, a dry,

Pounds stable, non-hygroscopic powderiree from caustic alkali, the constituents of which are in them- Brentho] OT -7 1O selves stable and non-reactive with each other in 50 Sodium metasmcate powder or finely the dry powder state, said composition compriscrystalline fo 30 ing a normally water-insoluble dyestufi unreacted with alkali selected from the group con- 40 sisting of arylamides of p-hydroxy naphthoic The miXiIlg i effected as in Example 1 acids and aceto-acetic arylides, and an alkaline 55 all L reacting salt comprising sodium metasilicate and another alkaline salt for solubilizing said dyestuff when the composition is admixed with water, said constituents being so proportioned that upon addition of the composition to water, the water-insoluble dyestuff dissolves.

3. A composition of matter as claimed in claim 2 in which the other alkaline reacting salt is soda ash.

4. A composition of matter as claimed in claim 2 in which the other alkaline reacting salt is trisodium phosphate.

ARTHUR ERNEST EVEREST. JAMES ARTHUR WALLWORK. 

